"SAFE ON 17" SUCCESS VS

GOOD NEWS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR 6 YEARS ON HIGHWAY 17, BECAUSE OF A SAFETY CAMPAIGN. SINCE 1999, OVER $62 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SANTA CRUZ AND LOS GATOS, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF 6 AGENCIES WORKING TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS. ORIGINALLY SAFE ON 17 WAS DESIGNED TO CUT ACCIDENTS 10 PERCENT, BUT ACTUAL NUMBERS SHOW A WHOPPING 46 PERCENT REDUCTION IN COLLISIONS ON THE 18 MILE STRETCH OF WINDING ROAD. AN INCREASED CHP PRESENCE AND THE WRITING OF OVER 1 THOUSAND TICKETS A MONTH, ARE BEING CREDITED WITH A LARGE SHARE OF THE SUCCESS.